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- Official recognition of your Women, Minority, Service Disabled Veteran, LGBT, or Persons with Disabilities business enterprise status
- Promotion and visibility to the CPUC and 16 major utility companies
- Inclusion in pertinent marketing and bid announcement events
- Faster contracting processes
It is through this registration and certification process, as well as numerous marketing activities, events and bid announcements, that participating utilities are able to actively select firms from a Certified Suppliers List in order to meet procurement goals established by the California Public Utilities Commission (CPUC)-issued General Order 156 (GO 156):
- 15% goal for minority business enterprises
- 5% goal for women business enterprises
- 1.5% goal for disabled veteran business enterprises
- 0.5% for 2022, 1.0% for 2023, and 1.5% goal for 2024 and beyond for LGBT business enterprises
- No goals have been set for persons with disabilities business enterprises
By participating in this program, your company will be identified as an eligible, certified supplier in a centralized supplier database. Many utility companies use this database to search for suppliers that help meet the required procurement goals listed above. Certification with The Supplier Clearinghouse speeds up the contracting process.
Important note for Disabled Veteran Business Enterprises: The Supplier Clearinghouse automatically recognizes DVBE firms certified by the California Department of General Services (CA DGS) — no additional application is required. This is the only way to participate in The Supplier Clearinghouse’s program as a DVBE. If you would also like to be certified as a women, minority, LGBT, or persons with disabilities business enterprise, you must also submit a WBE/MBE/LGBTBE/PDBE application to The Supplier Clearinghouse.
Eligibility Standards
Do you meet the following requirements for certification?
The Supplier Clearinghouse is operated on behalf of the California Public Utilities Commission and participating utility companies in accordance with General Order 156.
The program provides certified MBE, WBE, DVBE, LGBTBE and PDBE firms the opportunity to participate in a wide range of business opportunities.
There is no cost for firms to apply for certification, and streamlined versions of the application are available for certain types of businesses.
Please contact us at [email protected] or
(562) 325-8685 with any questions.
Watch our instructional video on how to get certified.